Safety chain for diaper pins



Dec. 6, 1960 v. F. GIANIOS SAFETY CHAIN FOR DIAPER PINS Filed March 21, 1958 FIG. I

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INVENTOR VASELEKE FLOROS GIANIOS ATTORNEYS United StatCS PatentO SAFETY CHAIN FOR DIAPER PINS Vaseleke Floros Gianios, 1133 W. Columbia Ave., Chicago, 111.

Filed Mar. 21, 1958, Ser. No. 722,896

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-88) This invention relates to wearing apparel and means for maintaining the same fastened together while in use and more especially to wearing apparel and to fasteners worn by the young of the race.

The invention relates more particularly to apparel manufactured to be secured in place by special fasteners and specifically to diapers and pins by which they are maintained on the child.

It has been customary to fasten diapers on infants with safety pins one at each side of the body and to fasten the diaper to the shirt over the abdomen with the resultant possibility of the pins coming open and the child injuring himself or swallowing the pin which has caused anxiety on the part of the parents and others interested in the welfare of the child.

It is an object of the invention to overcome the hazards enumerated and to provide a safety chain with diaper pins connected and usable in the ordinary way and making their use less hazardous because of the fact that the pins are maintained under tension by the chain and if one of the pins should become unfastened the chain is so short it will prevent the child from getting the open pin into the mouth or in an eye.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination safety chain with diaper pins attached which can be manufactured and sold as a unit at a price only slightly greater than the cost of the pins themselves, as well as a safety chain and diaper pins for holding the diaper to the shirt at the sides and in front or when a shirt is not worn without a pin at the front, such pin being detachable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 -is a perspective illustrating one application of the invention used on an infant and fastening the diaper together at each side of the body to the shirt over the abdomen;

Fig. 2, a similar view illustrating the use of the device on an infant not wearing a shirt and with the center pin omitted;

Fig. 3, a plan view of the invention; and

Fig. 4, a similar view with the center pin removed.

Briefly stated, the invention comprises a chain of a length to extend across the abdomen of the infant and having a spring clasp at each end and one in the center each adapted to be engaged through the coil at the closed end of a safety pin for securing the pin to the chain so that when in use the pins at the end of the chain may be used to fasten the diaper at opposite sides of the body and the center pin used to fasten the chain to the shirt.

With continued reference to the drawing, the present invention is a safety or protective chain for attachment to diaper pins for maintaining them under tension so that they will not be accidentally unfastened and making it impossible for a baby to grasp a pin in the hand and pierce the neck, eyes or other part of the face.

The chain is preferably formed of lengths of stain- 2,962,784 Patented Dec. 6, 1960 less steel and is approximately 10 inches in length with small clasps 11 preferably also of stainless steel or with the chain of material which will not tarnish or become soiled or unsanitary including when wet.

A safety pin 12 of stainless steel or other material which will not tarnish is provided for each of the clasps 11 and the clasps are inserted through the ring at the closed end of the pin. While the chain and pins have been described as of stainless steel, they of course may be of any non-corrosive, non-poisonous material and the center pin may be slightly smaller than those at the end of the chains since it is required to penetrate fewer folds of fabric and consequently will be neater and of less bulk.

The center pin fastens the front center of the chain to the center of the baby shirt and the two pins, one at each end of the chain, are used to fasten the diaper together and to the tabs on the shirt at each side, in which condition the chain will hold the pins under slight tension and thereby serve as safety locks for maintaining them fastened.

When the diaper is changed, the center pin remains connected to the lower portion of the shirt and the two end pins are unfastened and removed from the diaper thus maintaining the chain and pins conveniently available for fastening a fresh diaper in place. During the time the pins at the end of the chain are disconnected, they should be left closed so they will not stick the baby.

The center clasp may be hooked to a link in the chain to shorten the chain so it corresponds to the width of the diaper and when no shirt is worn the center pin may be removed. When the diaper is changed and the pins removed one of the pins on the chain should be stuck into the bedding, the clothing of the changer or in some other convenient suitable object in the vicinity. Having the pins readily available reduces probability of releasing the child for a sufficient length of time to permit an accident to occur and also it facilitates the change of diapers as well as reduces the time required for such change.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the invention is practical, simple, inexpensive and will be of material value in the care of an infant.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which is illustrated in the drawing and described in the specification, but only as indicated in the accompanying claim.

What is claimed is:

A diaper pin assembly including a single flexible chain of suflicient length to extend between the fastening points of a diaper, a first safety pin connected to one end of said chain, a second safety pin secured to the opposite end of said chain, and a third safety pin secured to the middle portion of said chain, each said safety pin including a pair of generally parallel legs having their adjacent ends curved to form an eye at the end of the safety pin, a first clasp detachably connecting said first safety pin to said chain, a second clasp detachably connecting said second safety pin to said chain, a third clasp detachably connecting said third safety pin to said chain, each said clasp being fixedly secured to said chain, each said clasp having a portion releasably connected to one of said safety pins and extending through said eye of said safety pin, said clasp portions being manually operable to release said pins therefrom, said chain having loops of a size to receive a portion of a clasp said third clasp being adapted to grasp a loop of said chain thereby V 3 4 to adjustably decrease the effective length of said chain 1,491,578 Ballou et a1. Apr. 22, 1924 independently of any action of said safety pins. 1,849,321 T omlinson Mar. 15, 1932 7 1,871,066 Lubell I Aug. 9, 1932 References Cited in' the file of this patent 2,521,589 Livingston Sept. 5, 1950 UNITED- STATES PATENTS 5 761,493 Ingalls May 31, .1904 FOREIGN PATENTS 777,144 Rioux Dec. 13, 1904 2, 98 Great Britain 1910 857,645 Mayer ...June25-, 1907 497,998 Canada Dec. 1, 1953 

